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Letter, Comté de Offaly

District

Letter

Comté de Offaly

13

Townlands

615

Registres de recensement

138

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
324
Foyers
71
1911 Recensement
Personnes
291 -10.2%
Foyers
67 -5.6%

À propos

Letter is a small district located in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland, situated in the central part of the country. The area is characterized by the gently rolling terrain typical of Ireland's interior, with farmland, hedgerows, and patches of woodland forming the predominant landscape. The district benefits from its proximity to the River Shannon and various tributaries that flow through the region, contributing to the fertile soils that support agricultural activity. The broader Offaly landscape includes boglands and areas of industrial peat extraction that have historically shaped the local economy and environment.

The history of Letter, like much of Offaly, is rooted in Irish rural life spanning centuries. The area has long been predominantly agricultural, with small farms and communities developing around the natural features of the land. As part of Offaly, which has medieval and early modern historical connections to various Irish families and territories, Letter reflects the broader patterns of Irish settlement, land use, and social organization that characterize the midlands region.

Today, Letter remains a quiet rural district within County Offaly, representative of the small communities that form the fabric of Ireland's interior. The area is primarily characterized by family farms, forestry, and natural habitats that support local flora and fauna. For residents and the broader Offaly community, such districts maintain cultural and social significance as places where traditional rural Irish life continues, even as modern pressures and economic changes affect agricultural regions throughout the country.

Source: AI generated

Letter

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Comté

Offaly

Juridiction

République d'Irlande

Années de recensement

1901, 1911

Townlands

13 townlands enregistrées

Emplacement du district

OpenStreetMap

Détails

District
Letter
Comté
Offaly
Irlandais
Uíbh Fhailí
Juridiction
République d'Irlande